Adjustable toilet cupboard with lighting equipment

ABSTRACT

An arrangement for toilet cupboard providing intense illumination of the lower part of the face for shaving or examining the skin, without the rays emitted by the source light being able to reach the user&#39;&#39;s eyes and dazzle him; the cupboard has a light chamber opening below an articulated frontal mirror and mechanical means to vertically displace said cupboard.

[ Feb. 15,1972

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ABSTRACT An arrangement for toilet cupboard providing intenseillumination of the lower part of the face for shaving or examining theskin, without the rays emitted by the source light being s eyes anddazzle him; the cupboard has a light chamber opening below anarticulated frontal mirror and mechanical means to vertically displacesaid cupboard.

9 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures w m 4mm M 3 0 2 M M I V W44 mAW ,4 m 22 H"mm m7" m m m 3mm m4m m mA m r m r W F m. In 1 Im 0 mm 2 L m Le w d uSud A Ulfi UUU It is known to associate a lamp with a toilet mirror, butknown devices such as those described in US. Pat. Nos. 1,121,585,1,606,870 and 2,853,594 for example give very unsatisfactory results: infact, either they dazzle or they give insufficient illumination.

The device according to the present invention gives intense illuminationof the lower part of the face for shaving or examining the skin, withoutthe rays emitted by the source of light being able to reach the user'seyes and dazzle him.

The device according to the present invention consists of: a cupboardcomprising a frontal mirror articulated at its base to a horizontalaxis, a chamber situated at the base of the cupboard and opening belowthe mirror and comprising a source of light disposed at such a height asto be substantially in the horizontal plane of the axis of articulationof the said mirror; and eventually a mechanical device for enabling thesaid cupboard to be raised or lowered in order to adjust the height ofthe horizontal plane bounding the light beam.

The appended drawing is given by way of example'and in order tofacilitate understanding of the invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates a sectional view of a cupboard according to theinvention.

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 illustrate three variants of embodiment of the verticalsliding device.

FIG. 5 illustrates a view of an abutment for the shaft controlling thesliding action.

With reference to FIG. 1, it will be seen that the device comprises acupboard M equipped with a frontal mirror 2 and two lateral mirrors 1.The lateral mirrors are articulated to vertical axes, while the frontalmirror is articulated to a horizontal axis 3. At the base of thecupboard there is a chamber N whereof the walls may be covered withnonreflecting paint.

In the chamber N there is a lamp 6 whereof the filament 0 is practicallyin the horizontal plane OB containing the axis 3.

In the chamber N, there is a diffuser screen 5, which may be movable,slightly in front of and below 0. An additional screen 4 which ismovable and articulated to the axis 3 is placed within said chamber.

The cupboard M is capable of sliding vertically along the support P,which in the example illustrated takes the form of a rack mechanismcomprising two racks 8 with which there mesh the pinions I2 and I5whereof the axes 30 are carried by the cupboard. According to a firstvariant, the pinion 12 is controlled by running gear in the form of aworm l0 actuated by a motor 9; according to a second variant, the pinion15 is controlled by a worm l4 actuated by a crank 13. Axes 30 are, ormay be, equipped with adjustable abutments.

The lamp 6 is controlled by way of a potentiometer 16.

Operating the crank 13 or the motor 9 displaces the cup board Mvertically in such a manner that the illuminated zone is bounded in itsupper part by the horizontal plane 0A, passing well below the eyes;while brightly illuminating the face. In order to give better protectionto the eyes, the mirror 2 is inclined on the axis 3, thus inviting theuser to raise his eyes as shown by VD.

For makeup purposes, screens diffuse the light and may be chosen tofilter certain wavelengths while a linear lamp 7 disposed above themirrors provides moderate supplementary illumination of the top of theface, ambient lighting and extra tanning effect.

The potentiometer adjustment makes it possible to increase infraredemission for skin hygiene, reduce shaving soreness and facilitatecutting the beard.

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 illustrate three variants of the vertical slidingdevice, the racks 8 being carried by profiled pieces 22 comprising oneor more channels 21 in which there circulate one or more balls 20located in ball cups 23 in the blocks 17 for the walls 18 or in a recess24 (FIG. 4).

With reference to FIG. 5, it will be seen that the axis 30 is providedwith a recess 31 in which there is a ball 32 retained by a screw 35carried by a nut 34 fast with the block 17.

The mechanism serving to impart vertlcal displacement to the cupboardmay be of the counterweight type.

I claim:

1. Lighting device fonned by a cabinet, comprising:

a mirror;

a chamber situated at the base of said cabinet and opening beneath saidmirror;

a luminous source arranged inside said chamber and disposedsubstantially in the horizontal plane of the base of the mirror; and

a mechanical device to which said cabinet is secured, said mechanicaldevice effective to vary the height of the cabinet in order to adjust,in accordance with the height of a user, the height of said horizontalplane which delimits the zone lighted by said luminous source lamp.

2. Device according to claim 1, in which the mirror is articulatedaccording to a horizontal axis.

3. Device according to claim 1, in which the chamber comprises a firstscreen situated slightly ahead of and below the luminous source.

4. Device according to claim 3, wherein said chamber further comprises asecond screen articulated along a horizontal axis situated substantiallyat the level of the base of the mirror, said first and second screensbeing of the diffusing and filtering type.

5. Device according to claim 1, in which the chamber comprises a secondscreen articulated along a horizontal axis situated substantially at thelevel of the base of the mirror.

6. Device according to claim 1, wherein the height adjusting mechanismis a rack mechanism.

7. Device according to claim 6, wherein said rack mechanism is equippedwith running gear.

8. Device according to claim 6, wherein the rack mechanism comprises aworm whose axis is equipped with an adjustable abutment.

9. Lighting device formed by a cabinet, comprising:

a mirror;

a chamber situated at the base of said cabinet and opening beneath saidmirror;

a first luminous source arranged inside said chamber and disposedsubstantially in the horizontal plane of the base of the mirror;

a mechanical device to which said cabinet is secured, said mechanicaldevice effective to vary the height of the cabinet in order to adjust,.in accordance with the height of a user, the height of said horizontalplane which delimits the zone lighted by said luminous source lamp,

a first screen situated slightly ahead of and above the luminous source;

a second screen articulated along a horizontal axis situatedsubstantially at the level of the base of the mirror; and

a second luminous source located at the top of the cupboard said secondluminous source being a linear lamp providing ambient illumination.

1. Lighting device formed by a cabinet, comprising: a mirror; a chambersituated at the base of said cabinet and opening beneath said mirror; aluminous source arranged inside said chamber and disposed substantiallyin the horizontal plane of the base of the mirror; and a mechanicaldevice to which said cabinet is secured, said mechanical deviceeffective to vary the height of the cabinet in order to adjust, inaccordance with the height of a user, the height of said horizontalplane which delimits the zone lighted by said luminous source lamp. 2.Device according to claim 1, in which the mirror is articulatedaccording to a horizontal axis.
 3. Device according to claim 1, in whichthe chamber comprises a first screen situated slightly ahead of andbelow the luminous source.
 4. Device according to claim 3, wherein saidchamber further comprises a second screen articulated along a horizontalaxis situated substantially at the level of the base of the mirror, saidfirst and second screens being of the diffusing and filtering type. 5.Device according to claim 1, in which the chamber comprises a secondscreen articulated along a horizontal axis situated substantially at thelevel of the base of the mirror.
 6. Device according to claim 1, whereinthe height adjusting mechanism is a rack mechanism.
 7. Device accordingto claim 6, wherein said rack mechanism is equipped with running gear.8. Device according to claim 6, wherein the rack mechanism comprises aworm whose axis is equipped with an adjustable abutment.
 9. Lightingdevice formed by a cabinet, comprising: a mirror; a chamber situated atthe base of said cabinet and opening beneath said mirror; a firstluminous source arranged inside said chamber and disposed substantiallyin the horizontal plane of the base of the mirror; a mechanical deviceto which said cabinet is secured, said mechanical device effective tovary the height of the cabinet in order to adjust, in accordance withthe height of a user, the height of said horizontal plane which delimitsthe zone lighted by said luminous source lamp, a first screen situatedslightly ahead of and above the luminous source; a second screenarticulated along a horizontal axis situated substantially at the levelof the base of the mirror; and a second luminous source located at thetop of the cupboard said second luminous source being a linear lampproviding ambient illumination.